Under supervision of Center Director and Clinical Director,
this role functions as a team member of a Simms Mann Center, providing
comprehensive psychosocial care to patients with cancer and their families,
providing direct case management, resource navigation, and direct care
delivery. Provides culturally-competent direct social work services,
including assessment, intervention, and recommendations to individual patients
and their families often from marginalized, sociodemographically under represented,
and under-resourced areas.
The Care Coordinator will be viewed as the primary source
of informational support with regard to resources. This role participates in
interdisciplinary activities, complies with departmental standards regarding
attendance, documentation, continuous quality improvement, statistics,
departmental policies and procedures, and follows the Code of Ethics.
Identifies patients, responds to referrals and meets the wide range of needs of
the Simms/Mann, transitional and Bowyer oncology patients. Provides
referrals for economic, psychological, social, hospice, and home health care as
needed. Provides comprehensive resources and facilitation of access to
resources for various psychosocial stressors and needs. The Care Coordinator
will focus on providing essential assistance to patients with regard to
transition of care into the community, working closely with their primary
clinician, addressing variables that will help improve overall quality of life
and reacclimation into their community.
In addition, the Care Coordinator responsibilities include,
but are not limited to: charting all contacts in an electronic medical record,
working in a complex medical system and assists patients in navigating that
system,provides other related services that promote the Simms Mann Center
and improve the quality of life of the patient and family touched by cancer, develops
a thorough familiarity with Simms Mann Center and community resources in order
to help patients locate what they need, administers/utilizes screening tools to
develop appropriate interventions and resources, participates in program
evaluation and development, works with other oncology professionals to promote
quality of life of patients. They will also update and screen the Center's
resource referral network and website and select appropriate information,
websites and resources to be made accessible to patients. The Care Coordinator
is expected to participate in program development and participate in training
of interns and volunteers.
Additional responsibilities as needed, including but not
limited to, serving in clinical consultant role for California End of Life Act
as per UCLA policy, travel to multiple UCLA oncology clinics, and conducting a
therapeutic support groups.
Salary Range: $108,451.00 - 129,623.00 Annually